Dangote refinery has called on the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to ensure full enforcement of the domestic crude supply obligation as mandated by the PIA.

A statement by the Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina stated that the refinery is still yet to secure full crude requirement from domestic production.

Chiejina said the management of Dangote refinery never accused NNPCL of not supplying it with crude. Instead, it maintained that its concern has always been NUPRC reluctance to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation and ensure that it receives full crude requirement from NNPC and the IOCs.

The statement described as complete falsehood, media reports alleging that the Dangote Refinery has backtracked by acknowledging that NNPC supplied about 60% of the 50 million barrels we lifted.

The biggest single train refinery state that for September, the NNPCL fell short of 9 cargoes of its
Crude requirement with all appeals from NUPRC, falling on deaf ears.

Furthermore, it said it is purchasing Nigerian crude at the International Oil Committees at an additional $3-$4 premium per barrel which translates to $3-$4 million per cargo.

It said at most instances, the IOCs producing in Nigeria, when contacted redirected it to their international trading arms or responded that their cargoes were committed.